After seeing so many pictures of venus. My long lost love for venus has resurfaced. I get butterflies in tummy thinking about it.
-Venus is the only planet to be named after a Roman female diety of love & beauty, a counterpart to Aphrodite.
-It has a revolution period of 225
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-Venus is the only planet to be named after a Roman female diety of love & beauty, a counterpart to Aphrodite.
-It has a revolution period of 225
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days & a rotation period of 243 days. A day in venus last about 121 days.
-Venus atmosphere contain 96% CO2 & 3.5% N2 & it rotates about 60 times faster than the planet itself whereas earth has wind speed upto 15-20% of it's rotation.
- This rotation is due to the temperature
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-Venus atmosphere contain 96% CO2 & 3.5% N2 & it rotates about 60 times faster than the planet itself whereas earth has wind speed upto 15-20% of it's rotation.
- This rotation is due to the temperature
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of venus. It's the hottest planet in solar system coz heat doesn't escape, due to greenhouse effect. It's surface temperature typically is 450C & it's dense atmosphere reflect upto 75% sunlight making it 3rd brightest thing in sky.
- Venus is a sister planet to earth with
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- Venus is a sister planet to earth with
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it's size being almost 85% of earth. It has volcanoes, two major continents, it's core is similar to earth. It has ravines, valleys & plain. The highest peak on Venus is about 8.8 Km same as Mt. Everest.
-Venus revolves clockwise unlike most planets giving it a retrograde motion
-Venus revolves clockwise unlike most planets giving it a retrograde motion
-Due to it's slow rotation venus doesn't have a magnetic field & it's almost spherical unlike earth which is oblate.
Among all the planets it has the most circular orbit which means it's away from the earth most of the time which makes mercury the closest planet.
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Among all the planets it has the most circular orbit which means it's away from the earth most of the time which makes mercury the closest planet.
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-Venus tilt is about 2.5 compared to Earth's 23.5. Hence, it doesn't have seasons.
- It is believed to have moon just like earth from a collision but then the moon had second collision with planet which made it the slowest rotating planet of solar system.
- Venus phases were
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- It is believed to have moon just like earth from a collision but then the moon had second collision with planet which made it the slowest rotating planet of solar system.
- Venus phases were
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observed by Galileo, conclusively proving Copernican model of the solar system.
- In ancient time Venus was believed to be two different stars coz of the morning/evening thingy & people didn't possess the knowledge of orbits.
- We cannot see the surface of Venus via telescope
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- In ancient time Venus was believed to be two different stars coz of the morning/evening thingy & people didn't possess the knowledge of orbits.
- We cannot see the surface of Venus via telescope
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coz of the dense cloud which led people to believe that there could be life on Venus.
- It's believed to have water oceans in the past but it got photo dissociated & hydrogen couldn't hold coz of it's feeble magnetic field.
- Owing to the thic atmosphere Venus has 91atm pressur
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- It's believed to have water oceans in the past but it got photo dissociated & hydrogen couldn't hold coz of it's feeble magnetic field.
- Owing to the thic atmosphere Venus has 91atm pressur
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- In a earth centric frame Venus returns to the spot in sky after 8 years & if we trace the venus path it becomes a cult poster called Pentagram of Venus.
Img cred-earthsky.
- After knowing hostility & complexity of mission on Venus, we are taking our chances with Mars.
Img cred-earthsky.
- After knowing hostility & complexity of mission on Venus, we are taking our chances with Mars.
TLDR: Venus is very special, hot, lazy & thic. I am in love with it. I will wrap up my love letter with the astronomic symbol of venus.
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